CNN reported that American military and intelligence officials are secretly examining options for reducing the force and military and intelligence facilities of this country in West Asia following the extensive damage caused by the war with Iran.
In a report, the American network "CNN" pointed out the damage caused by Iran's missile attacks on the American military facilities in the region and wrote that in recent days, in various offices of the American army and the intelligence community, secret discussions have taken place about reducing the number of troops and military and intelligence facilities of this country in the West Asian region; provided that the administration of Donald Trump can end the war with Iran. Six informed sources have told CNN that if this plan is implemented, this action will be another change in the approach of the US national security apparatus to the region where successive US presidents have tried to reduce their country's military presence.
CNN: America is thinking of leaving the Middle East
CNN reported that American military and intelligence officials are secretly examining options for reducing the force and military and intelligence facilities of this country in West Asia following the extensive damage caused by the war with Iran.
The international group of the Fars News Agency, the American network "CNN" in a report pointed out the damage caused by Iran's missile attacks on the American military facilities in the region and wrote that in recent days, in various offices of the American army and the intelligence community, secret discussions have taken place about reducing the number of troops and military and intelligence facilities of this country in the West Asian region; Provided that the administration of Donald Trump can end the war with Iran. Six informed sources have told CNN that if this plan is implemented, this action will be another change in the approach of the US national security apparatus towards the region where successive US presidents have tried to reduce their country's military presence. According to this report, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the US has significantly expanded its network of military installations and permanent intelligence in the West Asian region to avoid wars in several countries. including Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Yemen and Libya. CNN continued, however, the recent war with Iran has revealed the deep vulnerabilities of the US military infrastructure in the Middle East. Many of these facilities have been targeted by Iran's repeated attacks; That is during a war that is not very popular in America and has led to the death of 18 American soldiers so far.
Military and intelligence officials involved in these informal talks have said that part of these consultations are aimed at predicting what level of military presence might be acceptable to US President Donald Trump; The president who, according to sources, has not presented a specific strategy for the post-war era and has made the reduction of the presence of American forces abroad a part of his political identity in the past. These discussions have been raised while about 50,000 American troops and a large number of military equipment of this country, including two aircraft carriers and more than a dozen destroyers equipped with guided missiles, are stationed in West Asia. were sent back to America, now they are being redeployed to the region. According to CNN, the US military is also considering ways to strengthen the defense of the forces that are supposed to remain in the region even after the end of the war. One of the proposed options is to move some military facilities underground in the hope of better protection against missile and drone attacks similar to the attacks that Iran has carried out during this months-long conflict. An American official said: "The vulnerabilities were always known, but the United States never acted with the necessary urgency to fix them." The Pentagon has been considering moving some of its bases in the region to underground facilities for years, but the missile response Iran's decisiveness in the first weeks of the war made this issue more urgent; Because Iran revealed the vulnerability of these bases against drone and missile attacks.
